The complainant was working with a law firm, Kreetam Law Associates as an intern when she requested for an internship certificate from the petitioner.
It was alleged that there was an altercation and a water bottle was thrown at her due to which she was injured on her chest and her mobile phone was thrown away. It was further alleged that obnoxious and objectionable message were also sent to her phone.
Thereafter, she lodged a complaint against the petitioner for offences under Section 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the Information Technology Act, and sections 506 (criminal intimidation), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) 341 (wrongful restraint) 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 354 (assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code.
Source: Barandbench
